Tales written and illustrated by 28 children ages 7-12, with the help of authors in a pro bono Seattle writing workshop over five terms of collective effort. Each chapter follows the plot of a classic fairytale or story from the USA, China, France, Scotland, or Martinique; we actually rewrote the originals in our own language. Set in Seattle city streets, parks and waterways, and dealing with struggles we all share, these tales will surprise you. As if they happened right next door...

They will make you laugh!

And they will give you hope.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: From Midwest Origins, a Seattle Phenom

1. Finding a Home: Family Along the Way

2. A Climate Anxiety Thriller: Nightmare at Green Lake

3. The Survival of the Cleverest: The Trickster of Puget Sound

4. Making Friends Despite the Odds: The Troll of the West Seattle Bridge

5. Good versus Evil: The Good, the Bad and the Cat

Bonus: includes photo of Write YOUR Story team, Fall 2013, with their book The Not So Ordinary Family, in South Bend, Indiana.

LIST OF AUTHORS: Aiden Bell, Isla Bell, Shea Bradbury, Hadley Dertinger, Ruah DeWeese, Anyssa Dugan, Kylie Dugan, Zoe Entzminger, Edison Gilmore, Blake H., Sophia Heathcote, Hera Caprica Ho, Evan Jacolev, Sophie Jacolev, Izzy K., Anna L., Asnina M., Mira Parikh, Vivianna Pinkerton, Zakari S., Evalina Serrano, Laranya Sethi, Haven Stine, Andrew Streit, Helene Torres, Henry Torres, Eleanor Warren, and Luca Watling. With the help of teachers Elaina Harris, Shepherd Siegel, and Julia Douthwaite Viglione